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Images: Bottles labeled as 'anthrax' found at Covenant House

New Orleans police said hazmat crews were requested to investigate bottles discovered at the Covenant House near the French Quarter on Friday.

Bottles labeled as "anthrax" were found inside of the Covenant House in the 600 block of North Rampart Street about 1:30 p.m., according to an email from New Orleans Police Department spokesman Garry Flot.

The bottles were found in a backpack and hazmat crews were requested to investigate the bottles, Flot said.

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